Bashar Al Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s visit was a possible decoy.

A big question is reverberating in the minds of many; why have the Arab Gulf states not taken in any Syrian refugees?

In fear of pro-democracy movements, the Chinese regime has prolonged the Syrian civil war.

In a speech on July 26, Assad’s mask slipped completely. Later, the state-run media SANA tried to downplay what had been said, but there was no mistaking it.

The campaign against the estimated 20,000 mostly Sunni combatants of ISIL in Iraq and Syria can probably only be won decisively by soldiers.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says coalition airstrikes have not halted the advance of Islamic State forces.

In his speech on Sept. 10 President Obama characterized the Islamic State as a terrorist group. There were clear political benefits to using this label, not the least of which was to facilitate the formation of a broad-based military coalition against the organization.

The resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi - as the United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria - doesn’t come as a complete surprise.